Article-holder for liquid-coating machines.



R. A. BEAUSEJOUR. ARTICLE HOLDER FOR LIQUID 001mm MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED APBLH, 1908;

1, 1 09,31 4, Patent ed Sept. 1, 1914 2 SHEETSSHEET 1. 1 l I V a Wnaso s 1 THE AORRIS PETERS CO. PHGTQ-LITHO., WASHINGTON, D. c,

R. 'A. BEAUSEJOUR.

ARTICLE HOLDER FOR LIQUID, GOATING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED APE.17, 1908.

1,109,314, Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

THE .h JRR/S PETERS CO..' PHDIOJJTHQ. WASHINGTON. n. \7.

' R srfmwsmom, ois nnw'vyonx, N.-Y.-,"iissIeNoR 'ro'srAND itn v iiuxrisnf v woJaKs, o nEwyoRK, N. 15., A compan on on nnwyo m To'aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I; REME A. BEAUsEJouR, .a subject ofthe Crown of Great Britain, and resident of the borough'of Brooklyn; in} thecity and-State of New York, have'in-f vented" "a new a and useful Improvement in Article-Holders *for Liquid-Coating Ma chines, of which the following is a specificaarticle holders for use in connection'with This invention relates to improvements in liquid coating machines and; for object to provide certainimprovements in the disengaged from its suspension means.

- A practicaliiembodiment of 'm'y invention tings whioh Figurel represents the holder in side ele stance by providing the bar 8 with downwardly turned'ends through which clamp vation with two piano partssupported thereon, the holder being shown inthe positionwhich it assumes when detached from its suspension-means and resting upon its trao--, ,tion ,wheels' in stable equilibrium. Fig, 2 isa front -jview of'jthe samey Fig. 3 is a' top 'plan'view, Fig. 4 is aside view; of the holder and the parts su aportedtherehy in the posi-j tion which the holderlassuines when' attached to its" suspension means, the clipping tank within which the holder. is located be ,ingshownin section,'Fig'. 5 isanenlarged detail; view partially in section, showingthe v Ine ans for detachably securing the holderto its suspension jmeans, Fig. T6 is fa section Y takenin the planelofthe line A -Afof Fig. 5; looking in the direction of the arrows; I Fig; 7 is anfenlarged detailiview showing 1 a the several groups'of spring-pressedfingers and their verticallyadjustable supporting; farm, Fig, 8 is asectionitaken in the plane of the line BB of Fig. 7 looking in the direcftiori ofthe arrows, Fig. 9 isa section taken RX iII v tl1Q PIaI1 Q of the lineICiC'of Fig. 7, look:-:

ing in the direction of the arrows Fig. 10L

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front of the' top bars 5' andhextend from the" bar 4 to the top 2- para'llel 'withthe side bars 3. Q A bot- "representedin the accompanying drawis fitted to embrace aflportion of the article anut l5for said; bolt.

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a view taken at" right one of its angular adjustmentsfin full lines 'theholder', and Figs. 16,, l7,--18',are detail is an enlarged det'ail viewshowing oneof the series of clamps and its'removable supportingcross bar, Fig. ll is a" partial top plan"view,]3ig.' 12 is i [angles to FigIlO, theclamp beingshown 1n {and in anotherlof'its angularadjustments "in dotted lines, Figs. 13, '14-, 15 are detail I i side ise'ctionand topplan viewsjillustrating side", .se'ction and'top'plan' views showing another way i "The holder comprises a mainframe which connected at both sides by crossed side bars 3 and i, f theside bars" 3 leadingirom the bars 4 leading from the 'backof the top- 2 to the front of the bottonrlg Additional side of removably securing the traction wheel to theholder: i

includes abottom 1 and a top 2 arrangedat an 'anglelthereto,saidbottom and top being 2'to ap'oint intermediate the front andbac'k'of'the bottom 1,' and the tom cross bar? forms a bottom support for i one set of articles. A clamp supporting cross bar 8 is removably secured to the bottom" 1 of the holder, inflthe present in screws 9 pass into engagement with the sides of thejbottom 1." This cross bar Sis pivoted'on these clamp screws9 so that it ma be tilted to. bring v the clamps carried thereby into di'iierent angular positions, as

clearly shown iniFig, l2. The'upper and lower jaws 1O,"-1 1,'of each of these clamps to be ,supportedfand'the upper jaw 10 is provided with asetsc'rew ,12 arranged to fsecure thefarticle ;to theclam p The lower jawl l of the clamp is pivoted to swing into ing through a hole 14in the cross bar 8 and A plurality of loop frames are, located at l the top of the;holder each; loop frame comprisingupper andlower horizontal portions 16, 17,- and connecting side portions 18. In the present instance two of theseloop frames are shown. These loop frames are vertically 1 i adjustable along the sidebars 5"and 6, by providing the side bars with vertical series" of holes 19 and the vertical portions 18 of the loop frames with-screw bolts 2 O -and thumb nuts 21. Each of these loop frames is provided with ap'lurality of springpressed longitudinally sliding fingers T22 having pointed inner ends arranged to engage thetops of the articles to be treatedrpos tion withi the ol er :"Each of these fingers 22 slides through the upper and lower horizontal portionslfi, 1 7 ,-of the loop frame and a spring 23 is provided for yieldingly holding said finger at the limit of its downward gmovement. a i

Tractionwheels 24 are removably secured to .the bottoml of the frame in position to support the frame in stable'eqnilibrium with its bottom in a substantially horizontal position These traction wheels are shown as ball {bearing icasters and in Figs. 13, 1e, 15, I have shown one means {of removably securing the casters., -to the, holder,said means; comprising a socket member 25 arrangedtoi embrace the side rail ofthe bottom and thmnb screw 26 for clamping'the socket; member 25 in position. In the form shown in Figs. 116,17, 1S,the socketmember 25 eX- tendsabove the side rail of the bottom andi the thumb screw 26 is vertically arranged? instead of horizontally-arranged as 'showni in Figs. 13, 14,15. 7 i I The suspension means towhich the holderi is removably attached comprises-a track 27 extending across the top of thedipping tanki 28,, along which track is fitted to travel dou-i b le .trucks29 having wheels 30 arranged to? engage and travelalong the upper and lower faces of the webs 3lof the track rails. Two} of these double trucks ,29. are preferably. provided for suspending each holder, vwhichi; trucks-are removablyattached to the holder as follows. A hook-shaped latch 32 has its] shank fitted to slide in the dependingarm: 33 ,of thetruc-k 29 and'its free end fitted to! passthrough.thebifurcated ends of said armi 33.1 The top 2 of the f holder is provided; witha crossbar .34 on which are two up'ris-fl ing lugs .85 arranged to enter, the spaces be-} tween the ends of the bifurcated arms 33 of} the double trucks so that when the hook-i shaped latches 32 are in their clamped posi-E tion', their free .ends' may pass through the bifurcated ends of the arms 33 and the lugs 35 of the holder. Springs 36 on the shanks of these latches 32 serve to yieldingly hold the latches at the limit of their inward movement.

, The means which I employ for holding the holder against swinging. when suspended: :from the track during the operation of dip-. ping, isas follows. A spring pressed latch '37 is hinged at 38 to a, projection 39 on the track 27, which latch is provided with a verdesired position on the floor. I I wheels are then secured to the bottomof the securing the articles in tical series of notches40 arrangedto receive in'one of them the flattened end 41 of the side bar of thetop 2 of the holder, according to the inclination which the holder assumes under the influence of the weight of the articles'to 'be clipped. 'Aspring 42 serves to hTild the latch 37 at the limit of its inward movement. There are two of these spring- I pressed latches shown in the accompanying and thus assist in holding the articles in drawings for engaging both of the sidebars of the top 2 of the holder. 1 4

When the holder isCsuspended from the track, the top 2 of the holderwillassume a substantially horizontal position, thus permitting the articles being dipped to assume a cons derable angular position to facilitate the rapid flowing of the liquid therefrom as the articles are raised from the tank.

In operation, after the articles have been I firmly secured within the holder, the holder isattached to the trucks 29 of its suspension.

meansby the hook-shaped latches 32. The trucks .arethen moved along the track-27 to "brine the holder, into a position over the dipping tank. The spring-pressed latches 37 are then engagedwith the ,topwof. the

,l'iolderfor prevent-mg any swinging move- ,ment thereofduring the dipping operation. The track 27 isthen lowered'by any suitable means, not shown herein, the traction wheels being first removed from the holder. The track is then raised for removing thev holder from the tank. The trucksare then'moved along the track to bring the holder into any The traction holder and, the holder is releasedfrom its susp'ensioll'rmeans. The articlesmay then be permitted to dry without themecessity of removing-them from the holder asanother holderwith its articles ,tofbe dipped may be attachedto the holder suspension means and the operation hereinabove described "repeated. i

In some'c'la sses pr work it will be found necessary to remove the clamp supporting bar 8 and in vsuchcases" thisbar with its clamps maybe readily removed by unscrewthe clamp screws r r I t will beseen that the several article engaging parts have anamp le adjustmentfor any desired position within the holder. I 1' "It is evident that various changes might be resorted to in theconstruction, form and arrangement ofthe several'parts without Ideparting from the. spirit and scope of my invention 'hence I do not wish to limit my- An article holder .fOr liquidcoating machines having a mainframe comprising a bottom, atop arranged ,atxan angle thereto, I

and .crossed side bars leading respectively g e scribed cross bars and auxiliary holding from the front of the top to anintermediate- In testimony, that lclaim the foregoing point on the bottornand from the back of as my invention, Ihave signed my'name, in the top to the front of the bottom'and addipresence of two Witnesses, this 15th day of tional side bars parallel with the first de- April, 1908. 1 V

a REME A. BEAUSEJOUR. frames adjustable along the said additional Witnesses: v side bars to cooperate with the bottom in Y T G. G. SCH RMAN, holding articles. I WM. HERz'.

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